Feb 25, 2009
Observed at Regis as Great Women of Spirit week for more than a decade, the celebration of women’s contributions has grown to include programming throughout the month.
“We celebrate Women’s History Month to gain a fuller appreciation for the past and present contributions by women to our society,” said Kari Kloos, director of the Women’s Studies Program, which plans each year’s events. “At Regis, we plan events that show the connections between women’s accomplishments and our broader commitments to justice.”
Kloos, who also is assistant professor of Religious Studies, is coordinating the programming for the first time this year. On tap are events that deal with environmental justice, mentoring diverse leaders, arts activism, and fine arts exhibits and performances.
“We hope to enrich the Regis community by showing how women’s activism and self-expression serves the common good,” she said.
The keynote event during the month will be a screening on Mar. 17, of The Sugar Babies, a documentary on trafficking and slavery in the modern-day sugar industry in the Dominican Republic, and a talk by its creator, Amy Serrano, on Mar. 18, covering the topic “Women and Arts Activism.”
In addition to the major events, professors will open their classrooms in March to explore topics from John Keats to feminist understanding of God; creation of a song to gender rights around the world. All events and classes are free and open to the public. The entire schedule of events appears below.
SCHEDULE
Events
7 p.m. Monday, March 9
Preparing Diverse Leaders in This Millenium: Leadership Skills and Mentoring
Camila Alire
Mountain View Room, ALC
4:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 12
Art exhibit opening reception
Patricia Aaron and Madeline Dodge
O’Sullivan Arts Center
4-6:30 p.m. Friday, March 13
Art exhibit opening reception
Alana McCoy and Gretchen Schaefer
Dayton Memorial Library
4 p.m. Tuesday, March 17
RU Reading
Lara Narcisi
Dayton Memorial Library Fireplace Lounge
6 p.m. Tuesday, March 17
Stories from Wartime: Women and War
Adolph Coors Foundation Amphitheater, Felix Pomponio Family Science Center
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18
Film screening: The Sugar Babies
Adolph Coors Foundation Amphitheater, Felix Pomponio Family Science Center
7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19
Keynote Address: “Women and Arts Activism”
Amy Serrano, creator of The Sugar Babies
St. John Francis Regis Chapel
7 p.m. Thursday, March 19
Gallery talk
Patricia Aaron and Madeline Dodge
O’Sullivan Fine Arts Center
7:30 p.m. Monday, March 30
Concert & premiere: don’t show this to no one
Loretta Notareschi
Berkeley Community Church (50th and Lowell)
Open classes
9-10:15 a.m. Monday, March 9
Women in Environmental Activism
Catherine Kleier
Main Hall 305
6-8:50 p.m. Monday, March 9
Performing Gender
Janna Goodwin
Loyola 5
6-8:50 p.m. Wednesday, March 11
Sisters of 77: The Battle for Equal Rights
Janet Evans
Main Hall 304
2:30-3:45 p.m. Monday, March 16
The Danger of Dreaming for Women: John Keats’s The Eve of St. Agnes
Mark Bruhn
Loyola 3
6-7 p.m. Monday, March 16
Feminist Understandings of God
John Kane
Loyola 27
3:10-4:25 p.m. Tuesday, March 17
St. Patrick and Patriarchy
John Kane
Loyola 10
2:30-3:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 18
The Danger of Dreaming for Men: John Keats’s Lamia
Mark Bruhn
Loyola 3
11:30-12:20 p.m. Monday, March 23
Gender Rights around the World
Eve Passerini
Loyola 25
9:25-10:40 a.m. Thursday, March 19 & Tuesday, March 24
Le portrait d’une femme revolutionnaire dans “Indochine”
Debbie Gaensbauer
Library 310
4-5:15 p.m. Monday, March 30
A History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Lara Narcisi
Main Hall 305
4-5:15 p.m. Monday, March 30
Creation of a song cycle
Loretta Notareschi
Main Hall 139